
IN SPOTLIGHT
The war in Ukraine, three years on: Which scenarios still stand?
In 2022, we outlined four possible futures for the war in Ukraine. Now, three years later, as new geopolitical realities emerge, it’s time to reassess which scenarios still hold and what the latest developments mean for Ukraine, Russia, and the West.
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The Future of Tax in the Metaverse
Through a series of workshops with three national tax authorities, we explored the key opportunities and risks the metaverse presents to the future of taxation.
The Internet of Senses: The Future of Digital Experience is Multi-Sensory
Digital technology today mainly uses two senses - sight and sound. But it may not be long before we can feel, taste and smell digital objects in a way that is indistinguishable from physical experiences.
22 Trends That Will Shape The Future Of Our Cities
The big cities of the 2020s are a fascinating market for innovations across all walks of life. Let's look at 22 trends that will likely make impacts on the future of cities. In this study, we use a comprehensive foresight tool to set up a process of anticipating changes.
Are Smart glasses Back?
The adoption of smart glasses has been, to say the least, disappointing. But smartglasses-makers haven't given up, as this year's CES conference showed. Could persistence win the battle this time around?
4 Big Changes VR Is Bringing
Virtual Reality will change the way many companies approach physical prototyping. With VR, companies will be able to design their products on a computer much like they do now, but after that, they get to skip a test and instead immediately visualize it as if it were right in front of them.
How VR Could Help Us Deal With Depression
Depression is a serious illness. More than "the blues," it is a mental condition that, if left untreated, can have serious consequences. It doesn't just affect one's activities in his or her daily life. It can result in severe mental and physical issues in the long term. And, for many people, it's a reoccurring disorder. And despite it being so common, we still struggle to fully understand it and treat it. Now virtual reality is helping us do both.